The Outward Point of View
An open letter to our next Prime Minister
Dear incoming Prime Minister, The UK stands at a crossroads. Prime Minister – the widely accepted view is that your job is to steward our inevitable decline. There is however another way. It requires bold decision making, radical thinking and a wholehearted embrace of modern technology – traits I acknowledge are not synonymous with government […]
Read the storyWhy I am excited for start-ups in 2024
2023 was a brutal year for start-ups and VCs. Founders had to adapt to the new reality of expensive money if they could raise any at all. Some clear-eyed founders made deep and decisive cuts to ensure they could continue building for the future. Others simply ran out of road. Heading into 2024, there is […]
Read the storyWhy we invested in Finverity
Outward VC co-led the $5m funding round of Finverity – the ecosystem for trade and working capital – alongside Acrobator VC, with participation from S16VC and existing investor BY Venture Partners. We are excited to be supporting Finverity on its mission to bridge the $2.0tn global trade finance gap. Supply Chain Finance (‘SCF’) as a […]
Read the storyWhy we invested in Keyzy
Outward VC co-led the £3m funding round alongside Axeleo, with participation from Seed X as well as existing investors Global Founders Capital and Activum. Housing affordability has been a recurring theme to anyone looking to get on the property ladder in the UK, whether you were once dealing with the high interest rate environment of […]
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